If the signs weren’t there already, the US President’s speech at Davos made clear his intention to tighten his stranglehold on the free press
The US media must stand up to Donald Trump’s assault on its freedom
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Belarus: Andrei Aliaksandrau celebrates his birthday today in a penal colony
Lukashenka’s political prisoners are seen as bargaining chips rather than people. Andrei, like hundreds of others, should not be behind bars
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s freedom message
The singer-turned-politician refuses to give up despite threats to his life
Starlink offers a glimmer of hope in the internet darkness
Uganda is the latest country to shut down the internet as people goes to the polls
A tale of two cities in the deplatforming of Jewish and Palestinian speakers
Literary festivals and schools should be safe spaces to talk about uncomfortable ideas
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan named Tyrant of the Year
A Tanzanian poet reflects on her country’s president winning our annual poll of despots against fierce competition
The Far Right is on the rise in 2026…you have been warned
A conference in Brussels brought together a movement of “patriots” deeply hostile to the European Union and liberal values of free expression
On the Record: A monument to fallen journalists
Index talks to the people behind a new monument honouring UK-based newsgatherers who lost their lives whilst reporting around the globe
Can Dündar: The Turkish journalist who met his killer
An interview with the exiled former editor of Cumhuriyet who was contacted by the hitman who was supposed to silence him forever
In Hong Kong, force majeure means political pressure
Hong Kong authorities are using the blanket term to stifle events and voices which they find uncomfortable